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Malagasy and Armenian


Armenian and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
Armenian Highland  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine  

Regulated By
-  
Armenian National Academy of Sciences  

Interesting Facts
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  
  • The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
  • Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  

Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages  
Greek  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
21  
3
38  
20

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
20  
10
32  
22

Scripts
Latin  
Armenian manuscript  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
12  
9

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
Բարեւ (Barev)  

Thank You
Misaotra  
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
Բարի օր (Bari or)  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)  

Please
azafady  
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
կներեք (knerek’)  

Bye
Veloma!  
Ց'տեսություն  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Eastern Armenian  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Western Armenian  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Eastern Armenian  

Where They Speak
-  
-  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
6,000,000.00  
34

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
6.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
0.22 %  
99+

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
6.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
7.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
Հայերէն (Hayeren)  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri  

French Name
malgache  
arménien  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Armenisch  

Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Armenians  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
late 5th century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
-  

Branch
Indonesian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian  

Language Position
84  
99+
14  
13

Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language  
Signed Armenian  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
hy  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
hye  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
arm  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
hye  

ISO 639 6
mlg  
hye  

Glottocode
mala1537  
arme1241  

Linguasphere
No data available  
57-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative, Synthetic  

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All Malagasy and Armenian Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Malagasy and Armenian dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Armenian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Armenian Dialects are spoken in different Armenian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Armenian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Armenian dialects include: Eastern Armenian , Western Armenian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Malagasy and Armenian Speaking population

Malagasy and Armenian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Armenian languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Armenian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Armenian language is 0.22 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Malagasy and Armenian on Malagasy vs Armenian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Armenian Language Codes

Malagasy and Armenian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and Armenian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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